Lyndhurst New South Wales |
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Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background
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Coordinates | 33°40′S 149°02′E / 33.667°S 149.033°ECoordinates: 33°40′S 149°02′E / 33.667°S 149.033°E |
Population | 219 (2011 census) |
Postcode(s) | 2797 |
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LGA(s) | Blayney Shire |
State electorate(s) | Bathurst |
Federal Division(s) | Calare |
Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields. At the 2011 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 219 people.
Lyndhurst is in fact most significant for being one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Tumut and Yass shortlisted in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory.
Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, and a combined service station, and general store. It also has a local public school. And is also an RV friendly town.